Anyone here own a low-trail/ lightest tubing bike?
Like the Herses and Singers and the new MAP SP, Boulder bikes, etc.?
Do you find them really that much better performing (faster, flexier, planier,
efficient) than your oversized steel tubing bikes, as I have read about in
reviews of them?
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Michael, have you searched the group archives for discussions regarding
this topic? It does get bandied about from time to time.
cc
On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 11:08 PM, Michael john11.2...@gmail.com wrote:
Anyone here own a low-trail/ lightest tubing bike?
Like the Herses and Singers and the
I have anything but the lightest-tubing bike, but I can tell you a
short-trail fork is really stable with a big front load.
On Thursday, April 17, 2014 1:26:29 AM UTC-5, Christopher Chen wrote:
Michael, have you searched the group archives for discussions regarding
this topic? It does get
Not to totally hijack the thread, but Ron at Acorn bags provides great
service and makes extra effort. If you ever need leather washers or
straps, his are the best made anywhere. I guess I bought the last of his
tubular/banana bag (a really neat little roll-top). I asked him to make me
some
On 04/17/2014 02:08 AM, Michael wrote:
Anyone here own a low-trail/ lightest tubing bike?
Like the Herses and Singers and the new MAP SP, Boulder bikes, etc.?
My MAP is standard diameter 8/5/8, which although not lightest is
suitably light for my size and weight.
Do you find them really
At some point in the future I will likely need to beef up my front rim to an
Atlas to match my rear rim. At such point replacing the front hub with a
dynamo/drum brake combo hub is something I am toying with, especially as I've
found more area dirt roads to ride and nighttime rides would open
Condition of DA cassette?
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I don't have any experience with drum/dynamo combos. But with each
independently.
The drum brake that I have is a Sturmey Archer, sorry unsure of the model.
It works amazingly well, its just big and heavy. Technically, it should
make for a stronger wheel, even more than a dynamo hub, the
Thanks, Scott!
Great to hear, Shoji! I'll take all the no brainers I can get! Grin.
Thanks. Though the Great Divide is mostly dirt roads not single track,
though it certainly has some jouncy section that I've ridden.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Thursday, April 17, 2014 9:15:06 AM UTC-6, Shoji
While I agree we've discussed this before, the MAP SP is new, and the
results of people switching to this style of bicycle is an ongoing road
test.
Joe Bernard
Vallejo, CA.
On Wednesday, April 16, 2014 11:26:29 PM UTC-7, Christopher Chen wrote:
Michael, have you searched the group archives
At least with the Sturmey drum brake front hubs, tire change issues are trivial
– it’s very easy to connect and disconnect the necessary bits.
I have a Sturmey dynamo/drum combination on an old Fuji Sundance ’80s mountain
bike I built up to be a rain and snow bike (hence the drums). It’s quite
Well, I don't know about the rando bikes since I haven't owned one, but I
will say that my Roadeo (ligher tubing) is faster feeling and quicker
riding than my Sam Hillborne. But, I can't load up the Roadeo for camping
like I can the Hillborne, which is certainly the more versatile bike. I
Probably pretty sick, but theoretically you could set the bike up like a
tandem, only reversed: SA Dyno drum on the front activated by the left
lever, SA IGH with drum on the rear activated by the right lever, and then
a canti-brake on the front activated by a mountain or interupter lever.
Update: Price drop the pair $230 shipped.
~Hugh
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep
moving.” ― Albert Einstein
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On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 9:33 AM, hsmitham hughsmit...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Folks,
I apologize for the re
Well, my lightest tubed bike thus far is my Rawland Stag, at 8/5/8 standard
diameter. It is by far my fastest bike in terms of my rolling average
speed, but also fastest in terms of my ability to get up hills in a higher
gear ratio than any of my other bikes, and the bike on which I feel the
Oh my . . . . it has been so long since I rode a lightweight tubes bike,
my now dust 531C Gitane . What a sweet riding bike it was, even for a
racing bike. My 531ST custom I have is pretty sweet too, but yeah, I'ma
gonna get me one of those lightweight ones again. I also have a Bombadil,
I think Surly would be a closer example. Simple, unadorned, functional. Or
better yet, a $5,000 tig welded boutique bike powdered black with decals on
top of that.
IMHO, Rivendell would be like the dapper Americana music scene (visualize
tweed vest and cap wearing Mumford Sons). Smartly
On Thursday, April 17, 2014 2:08:22 AM UTC-4, Michael wrote:
Anyone here own a low-trail/ lightest tubing bike?
Like the Herses and Singers and the new MAP SP, Boulder bikes, etc.?
Do you find them really that much better performing (faster, flexier,
planier, efficient) than your oversized
That was an AWESOME explanation, Tim.
On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 12:12 PM, Tim McNamara tim...@bitstream.net wrote:
On Thursday, April 17, 2014 2:08:22 AM UTC-4, Michael wrote:
Anyone here own a low-trail/ lightest tubing bike?
Like the Herses and Singers and the new MAP SP, Boulder bikes,
Tim,
I am even bigger than you at 6'7 and 270lbs. All my best times at each
brevet distance were done on wide, supple tires. In fact when I quit
running 25 and 28mm Gatorskins in favor of 32mm Grand Bois, it was a
revelation, even with the Grand Bois pumped up to max pressure, they were
way
It’s conformity packaged as non-conformity wrapped up in bike shorts and
goofy relics from Seinfeld. This is what a fashion blogger named Michael
Williams says about Normcore. It's a big yawn to me, and I agree with
Liesl: not at all like Rivendell.
Evan E.
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On 04/17/2014 12:01 PM, Joe Bernard wrote:
While I agree we've discussed this before, the MAP SP is new, and the
results of people switching to this style of bicycle is an ongoing
road test.
The only thing different between the MAP SP and the previous Randonneur
Project is that the SP can
Hey Michael Williams, thats me!
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On Apr 17, 2014, at 12:39 PM, Evan evanellio...@gmail.com wrote:
It’s conformity packaged as non-conformity wrapped up in bike shorts and
goofy relics from Seinfeld. This is what a fashion blogger named Michael
Williams says about
Cadillac, you took the words right out of my mouf!
=- Joe Bunik
totally confused and not in
Walnut Creek, CA
On 4/17/14, Mike Williams mkernanwilli...@gmail.com wrote:
Hey Michael Williams, thats me!
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On Apr 17, 2014, at 12:39 PM, Evan evanellio...@gmail.com wrote:
It's
you're so normcore you don't even know it
On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 12:58 PM, Mike Williams
mkernanwilli...@gmail.comwrote:
Hey Michael Williams, thats me!
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 17, 2014, at 12:39 PM, Evan evanellio...@gmail.com wrote:
It's conformity packaged as non-conformity
So, what do normcore fashionistas drink? Hipsters seemed to like Pabst Blue
Ribbon, I saw many bars switch taps to PBR to cater to them; do normcore
people like bud lite, diet cokeselzer water?
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Looking for a larger 62cm+ Riv. My PBH is 95 If anyone has anything out
there let me know.
Thanks,
Gregg
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On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 9:30 AM, Patrick Moore bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Even as someone who is abandoning chain waxing, let me play devil's
advocate. If you are going to disprove waxing, at least let it be done for
the correct reasons.
I'm not disproving it. I used waxed chains for years,
For a much lower-brow approach, does anyone have any experience with
Continental Town and Country 26 x 1.9's?
They are available from several sources for a relative song, and they seem to
have a decent thread count, smooth profile, decent volume, and not soul-sucking
flat protection.
By all
I'm sure this has been said before, but RBW really does need to make a bike
named the Precious for those who seek the one bike to rule them all.
Hugh
On Wednesday, April 16, 2014, Sean Cleary 1upand1d...@gmail.com wrote:
One bike? You must mean per limb, right? That explains why I have four.
Michael, i'm 6'4 and heavy enough for my size, i had at least 6 bikes with
normal tubing, most of them didn't fit me very well. Then i got a Roberts with
all the important numbers similar to a 65 hh, also the oversized tubing, for
the first time. It fits fine, I liked how stiff it felt when
thanks for showing the Merc photos - beautiful bike.
On Thursday, April 17, 2014 4:24:52 PM UTC-5, gunnara wrote:
Michael, i'm 6'4 and heavy enough for my size, i had at least 6 bikes
with normal tubing, most of them didn't fit me very well. Then i got a
Roberts with all the important
For Atlantis, you might want to go bigger. I have a 64 cm Atlantis and it fits me well with my 93 cm PBH. There were 66 and 68 cm Atlanti being made back in the Golden Age of Toyo-Rivendells.A 62 cm Hunqapillar could work for you, but the best might be a 64 Bomb. I'll bet that would be hard to
What stem is on your Mercian? Looks unfamiliar to me, but it's interesting.
On Apr 17, 2014 4:24 PM, gunnara gunn...@gmx.de wrote:
Michael, i'm 6'4 and heavy enough for my size, i had at least 6 bikes
with normal tubing, most of them didn't fit me very well. Then i got a
Roberts with all the
On Thursday, April 17, 2014 1:08:22 AM UTC-5, Michael wrote:
Anyone here own a low-trail/ lightest tubing bike?
...
Do you find them really that much better performing (faster, flexier,
planier, efficient) than your oversized steel tubing bikes, as I have
read about in reviews of them?
QB still for sale? I know someone looking.
Jim (Madison)
On Saturday, April 12, 2014 8:58:33 AM UTC-5, keeg@gmail.com wrote:
Hey Everyone,
I've two F/F/HS setups I'm letting go of this spring, a 60 cm Bombadil
powder coated black with a head badge and no logos and a 64 cm Quickbeam in
I'm looking to test dyno lighting and have a system that works while I save
for a new front wheel. ideal candidate is a hearty front headlamp and
bottle dyno that provided quality illumination for unlighted country roads
and also hearty enough to handle single track (though not while in use). I
I'm a 95 as well and ride a 66 Quickbeam and a 62 Hunq. The Hunq isn't a
problem for me, though it does show a bit more post than the QB. I'd
probably have gone for a Bomba if my budget had allowed but in all honesty,
I love my Hunq. Riding it today as a commuter in fact. :-)
Bob
On Thu, Apr
I know what I'm about to write is sacrilege but Deacon it seems that the
rig for your needs may be a bike with disc brakes and fat tires. There are
many choices these days and they can all be Riv'd out. I think your Hung
can and does do much of what you want and with class but it just seems
Awesome. Hunqapillar is so good.
66 QB. That would be about the same way an Atlantis is sized. Now the OP has to
find an Atlantis in 66! Kind of rare, I bet, but not impossible. For years Riv
was doing 64 and 68 Toyo Atlanti, and then the 66's came along later, so they
are probably the least
Custom Riv fat bike??? Could it be done?!?
On 4/17/14, hsmitham hughsmit...@gmail.com wrote:
I know what I'm about to write is sacrilege but Deacon it seems that the
rig for your needs may be a bike with disc brakes and fat tires. There are
many choices these days and they can all be Riv'd
Thanks, Hugh. Not sacrilege to me at all. I did seriously consider a 29er+
or fatbike, but the reality is that I was so greatly under biking with my
50mm Dureme tires and set up that with the knobbied Smart Sams I've got all
the bike I need. When it comes to the drum brake question, I'm not
I asked the question about a 29er+ and the answer wasn't no. The answer was
more like If you reach the point of being serious about this, we'll talk.
I wasn't talking with Grant though.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Thursday, April 17, 2014 6:44:34 PM UTC-6, jbu...@gmail.com wrote:
Custom Riv fat
http://www.magniclight.com/MagnicLight/index.php/en/
With abandon,
Patrick
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One thing to think about with dynamo hubs. At really slow speeds climbing,
the light can start to flicker. I have it happen on my bikes around 5 to 6
mph. Not sure how much the latest lights do this, but it happens with the
Cyo on three different bikes.
As to a 29er + I'd wait. Right now, I
On Wednesday, April 16, 2014 11:08:22 PM UTC-7, Michael wrote:
Anyone here own a low-trail/ lightest tubing bike?
I do.
Like the Herses and Singers and the new MAP SP, Boulder bikes, etc.?
Rawland Stag
Do you find them really that much better performing (faster, flexier,
http://bike.duque.net/review-the-magnic-lights.htm
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Thanks, Ted. I'd seen that, though not much else by way of reviews, so was
hopping someone here could share their experience. Also wondering how
easily they attache/detach so they can ride cushier for single track.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Thursday, April 17, 2014 7:16:53 PM UTC-6, ted wrote:
There's always 650b x 2.8!!!
http://www.nsmb.com/2015-rocky-mountain-sherpa/
-J
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I have a Samuel Hillborne and a Boulder All Road. I am exactly lined up
with Bill Lindsay.
~Tom
On Wednesday, April 16, 2014 11:08:22 PM UTC-7, Michael wrote:
Anyone here own a low-trail/ lightest tubing bike?
Like the Herses and Singers and the new MAP SP, Boulder bikes, etc.?
Do you
I've been using them for about a year. Like them a lot:
http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com/2013/12/magnic-light-review.html
I have a pair of the Version 2 headlights on order, and should have them soon.
They advertise that the new version will be about 4 times brighter. I'll send
out my
or 26 x 5!!
~Hugh
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep
moving.” ― Albert Einstein
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On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 6:35 PM, justinaug...@gmail.com wrote:
There's always 650b x 2.8!!!
My dynamo works at speeds a lot lower than 5-6 mph.
On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 5:57 PM, Eric Platt epericmpl...@gmail.com wrote:
One thing to think about with dynamo hubs. At really slow speeds
climbing, the light can start to flicker. I have it happen on my bikes
around 5 to 6 mph. Not sure
Ha!!!
Cheers,
David
it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal
On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 5:39 PM, hugh flynn hugfly...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm sure this has been said before, but RBW really does need to make a
bike named the Precious for those who seek the one bike to rule them
Jim, it's a specialized branded Nitto. Angle is +20° Length is 135mm. The 120mm
version is still available through Bens Cycles, the 135mm is hard to get, I'd
really like to have a new one, willing to pay a good price.
Gunnar
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If sold on a dynamo system, one might consider waiting a bit longer and
just starting with a hub dynamo set-up. If not running a tail-light, the
wiring is simple. For example, a complete wheel with a Sanyo hub on eBay
is available as low as $95
shipped
I ran TCs on our tandem a while ago. They were fine. Nice smooth center
tread with inverse tread on the shoulders. Not terribly supple, nor were
the sidwalls robust, but that's a Conti weakness IMHO.
Cheers,
David
it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal
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